ONLINE JOURNALISM PRODUCTION

JRN2JPW

2014

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

Journalists are increasingly being expected to possess skills across a range of styles of digital production. Over the course of the subject, students develop and maintain a blog and are given the opportunity to develop their writing and research skills, and will be introduced to live blogging, social media research and storytelling, and web-based data visualisation, geo-mapping tools such as Google maps and infographics. No specialist computer programming or design skills are required for entry into this subject.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Steinar Ellingsen

Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG

Exchange Students: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Completion of 30 credit points of first year level MST, JRN, STC or MSS subjects.

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: JRN3JPW

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: Core subject for ABJ and a compulsory subject for ABJS, ABSC & ABSCB and an elective to ABMS. Available as an elective subject to ABA major in Journalism & a core subject to ABA major in Strategic Communication (Bundoora & Bendigo campuses).

Learning resources

Readings

Resource TypeTitleResource RequirementAuthor and YearPublisher
ReadingsPrinciples of Convergent JournalismRecommendedWilkinson, J., Grant, A. and Fisher D. 2013SECOND EDITION, OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS.
ReadingsThe New Digital Storytelling: Creating Narratives with New Media.RecommendedAlexander, Bryan. 2011SANTA BARBARA: ABC-CLIO.

Bendigo, 2014, Semester 2, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Steinar Ellingsen

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
"Online delivery via Echo 360/Lectopia"

PracticalWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.0 hours practical other recurrence on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%
Blogging exercises (3000 words equivalent)75
Exegesis (1000 words)25

Melbourne, 2014, Semester 2, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Steinar Ellingsen

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.

PracticalWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.0 hours practical per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%
Blogging exercises (3000 words equivalent)75
Exegesis (1000 words)25